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The s&p rose 11, the nasdaq jumped 25. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei up 25 points. while in hong kong, the hang seng gained 147. a strong earnings outlooks for alcoa helped stocks climb to a five-month high on tuesday. investors' hopes for a strong earnings season were lifted by heavy aluminum demand. chin in's high imports of copper last month helped drive the rest of the material sector higher. caterpillar rose 3%. jp morgan chase added 2%. tiffany and company plunged 10% after slashing its full-year profit forecast. elsewhere, orange juice futures surged a record 1...

medical officials say hamas troops may be buried in the rubble. three french aid workers kidnaped more than five months ago in yemen have been freed by al qaeda militants. the french news agency quotes nicolas sarkozy and officials as confirming the release. no word yet on their condition. mr. sarkozy thanked the authorities for their help. an inquiry prompting by the phone hacking scandal brought down by the british tabloid gets under way in london today. investigators will look at the culture, practices and ethics of the british news media. a separate police probe of the scannedl...